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Dairy
Worrying increase in calves with BVD
Darren Carty
The recent results of the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) National Eradication Programme paint a worrying picture with a significant jump in the number of BVD-positive calves identified.
5 March 2025 Management
Beef Management: rearing calves, turnout and vaccinations
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the detail around rearing dairy calves, a smooth turnout and keeping vaccinations up to date.
20 February 2025 News
Record number of calf DNA samples collected to date
The average time a sample spent in the lab last week increased from 4.1 days to 4.7 days.
Farmers to spend €649,000 on BVD sample postage
This is despite the cost of a national stamp for a letter increasing from €1.40 to €1.65, from Thursday 27 February.
12 February 2025 News
BVD programme ‘seemingly never-ending’ - ICMSA
ICMSA dairy committee chair Noel Murphy said that it is time for the Minister to publicly tell farmers where Ireland is going in relation to BVD.
30 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: best-laid plans can well and truly go away
Farming is never short of surprises, as Tommy Moyles found out on his farm recently. Best laid plans to increase slurry storage were impacted by rain from an unaccustomed direction.
22 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
18 January 2025 Calves
New BVD legislation from 1 February 2025
Movement restrictions to help control the spread of BVD in NI are being introduced in 2025
23 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Where to next for the BVD eradication programme?
Huge improvements have been made in reducing the prevalence of BVD over the last decade but farmers now need oversight of what plans are in place to bring it to the next stage
1 December 2024 Tagging
Animal identification technologies can unlock greater efficiency
New technologies advancing at pace provide opportunities to identify invaluable production, performance and health information, while also possibly increasing labour efficiency.
27 November 2024 Tagging
BVD herd restrictions due in early 2025
New rules are being introduced in an attempt to finally rid NI of the disease
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Use budget money to close out BVD scheme – IFA
In Budget 2025, Minister Paschal Donohue announced €10m in funding for additional animal health measures including a possible IBR vaccination and advice program.
9 October 2024 News